The New England Patriots looked atrocious during the early portion of Sunday’s matchup with the Carolina Panthers — and then… they didn’t.

Marcus Jones made an early house call. Christian Gonzalez made a couple of nice plays against Tetairoa McMillan. Drake Maye led three consecutive surgical drives, and that pretty much did it.

It’s crazy how much things can change over the course of one week, huh?

The Patriots came out on top, 42-13, putting together their best home effort in half a decade and resetting things as they approach a pivotal stretch in their schedule. I’ve got some takeaways, so let’s boogie:

VRABEL’S MESSAGE

“We talk about the good, the bad, and the (expletive) that gets you beat,” Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel told members of the media during training camp.

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